A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for the entire area as the National Weather Service is expecting snow to fall heavy at times between late Saturday night and most of Sunday.
It is too early to commit to snow totals and exact locations, according to meteorologist Derek Schroeter at the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine.
“The Maine Bureau of Emergency Communications is aware that multiple people received a duplicate or delayed Amber Alert," Maine State Police spokeswoman Shannon Moss said.
3-year-old Angie Rodondi and her mother, Norma Rodondi Jimbikt, 35, of Biddeford, were forced into a white Ford Explorer with New York license plates around 11:30 a.m. Thursday. The Explorer crossed into New York State at 3:40 p.m.
With the rain moved out and the wind speeds decreasing, crews are able to fully get out and complete repairs to wires brought down by fallen trees and branches Sunday and Monday.
The heavy rain began to wind down Monday night after dropping several inches during the day. Over three inches of rain fell inland areas of Rockingham and Strafford Counties, according to the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine.
The National Weather Service reports the storm dropped nearly two inches in many places in Rockingham, Strafford, and York counties. Nearly three inches fell in Strafford and Hollis in York County.
Rain will begin from west to east Sunday afternoon as a cold front with a low-pressure area stalls across New England, according to forecasters at the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine.
Sanford Police said witnesses told them the man was standing in the intersection of Main Street (Route 109) and Lebanon Street (Route 202) around 3:50 p.m., holding a knife and yelling at passing vehicles.
Starbucks Workers United says stores are short-staffed on the day it gives away its limited edition, 16-oz reusable Christmas cup with the purchase of a fall or holiday beverage, while supplies last.